Lilbits: Microsoft’s Fall 2023 Surface hardware event, KDE goes double-click by default, and Bodhi Linux 7.0 released #BodhiLinux, #DesktopEnvironment, #DoubleClick, #Facebook, #FacebookMessenger, #FindMyDevice, #FindMyDeviceNetwork, #Kde, #Lilbits, #Linuxsmartphones, #Meta, #Microsoft, #MobileLinux, #SmartDisplay, #Surface

https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsofts-fall-2023-surface-hardware-event-kde-goes-double-click-by-default-and-bodhi-linux-7-0-released/

Less than a year after Meta stopped selling its Portal smart display, it looks like the company is preparing to end support for share photos and videos in Messenger from Portal... in fact the somewhat ambiguously worded alert users are seeing suggests that Facebook Messenger support might be going away altogether, which would mean that Meta is pulling the plug on one of the Portal's primary functions. https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840062/bad-news-for-the-few-meta-portal-fans-still-out-there #FacebookMessenger, #Portal #Meta #SmartDisplay #MetaPortal

iOS 17 introduces StandBy, a feature that turns an iPhone into a smart dispaly when positioned horizontally while charging. It can display a clock, photos, widgets, or Live Activities.

iOS 17 may allow you to use an iPhone like a display by showing notifications, weather, calendar appointments and other data on the lock screen when the phone is positioned horizontally.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/apple-aapl-plans-to-turn-locked-iphones-into-smart-displays-with-ios-17

Crowdfunding fail: Mycroft Mark II open source smart display is no longer shipping to Kickstarter backers

https://liliputing.com/crowdfunding-fail-mycroft-mark-ii-open-source-smart-display-is-no-longer-shipping-to-kickstarter-backers/